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Fantastic Beasts · 1926

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander and his suitcase in New York

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Do you need to watch it before Harry Potter (HBO)?

Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

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AfterFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Post-credits scenes

No post-credits scenes. You can stop when the credits roll.

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York with a suitcase full of creatures. A Niffler gets loose, and in the chaos his case gets swapped with that of Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj who dreams of opening a bakery. Beasts escape across the city, and demoted Auror Tina Goldstein and her sister Queenie get pulled in. Meanwhile, an invisible force is tearing up the streets: an Obscurus. Auror Percival Graves manipulates young Credence Barebone, who turns out to be the Obscurial, and MACUSA attacks him in the subway. Newt unmasks Graves as Grindelwald in disguise, and he's arrested. A magic rain wipes the city's memory, Jacob's included. Left open: a wisp of the Obscurus slips away from the wreckage.

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4 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. ReferenceHedwig's Theme in the opening

    The film opens with John Williams' Hedwig's Theme playing over the logo. James Newton Howard's score weaves in that and other themes from the Harry Potter films.

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  2. Behind the scenesRedmayne had tried out before

    Eddie Redmayne auditioned for a role in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and didn't get it. More than a decade later, he became the lead of this new chapter.

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  3. SetupThe necklace Graves gives Credence

    Graves hands Credence a necklace with a symbol on it: a triangle with a circle and a line inside. That symbol will show up a lot more in this saga.

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  4. CameoWho was behind Graves

    In the final reveal, Colin Farrell's face gives way to Johnny Depp's, who only appears in those last minutes as Grindelwald.

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